Brian Kevin Brian Kevin is a magazine writer based in Maine and the editor-in-chief of Down East magazine. He has contributed to Outside, Men's Journal, Audubon, and the Fodor's series of guidebooks and is the author of “The Footloose American: Following the Hunter S. Thompson Trail Across South America.” On weekends, you can find him (sometimes with his wife and son) exploring Baxter State Park, biking around the midcoast, or tending to his oysters. About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process